The Bay School of San Francisco is a private coeducational
college preparatory
A college-preparatory school (usually shortened to preparatory school or prep school) is a type of secondary school. The term refers to public, private independent or parochial schools primarily designed to prepare students for higher education ...
school in
San Francisco, California
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
. The school opened in 2004.
History
In 1992, Malcolm Manson, a former headmaster of
Marin Country Day School and the
Cathedral School for Boys
Cathedral School for Boys is a K-8 all-boys private Episcopal day school located next to Grace Cathedral on Nob Hill in San Francisco, California. Students are drawn from across San Francisco and the Bay Area.
Founded in 1957, the school has two ...
, conceived of the idea of a new high school. In 1996, the school became incorporated.
The school opened in 2004; at that time, a single class of freshmen made up the student body. During the first school year, students attended classes in a temporary building, a "long, majestic white building on Schofield Road facing the bay".
In August 2005, the school moved to 35 Keyes Avenue.
Enrollment
The school’s enrollment is 435 students as of September 2021. The Bay School uses an inclusive tuition model, in which there are no additional fees after tuition (except bus transportation).
Curriculum and features
In 2018, The Bay School implemented an experiential learning program, with a schedule of two-semester terms and two “Immersive” terms per academic year. During Immersive terms, students take one class for three weeks.
Bay is a member of the
Mastery Transcript Consortium
The Mastery Transcript Consortium (MTC) is an international group of private and public secondary schools working to create a new type of Transcript (education), secondary school transcript, referred to as a " Mastery Transcript." Elements of th ...
, an organization of schools that grade students based on
competency rather than giving letter grades.
Interdisciplinary and specialized courses include a study of water and politics in the American West, the history and art of hip-hop, and the mathematics of digital animation.
Athletics
The Bay School fields teams in 11 sports: cross-country, track and field, basketball, baseball, golf, lacrosse, sailing, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball.
References
External links
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Rehabilitation projects: Bay School of San Francisco
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High schools in San Francisco
Preparatory schools in California
Educational institutions established in 2004
Private high schools in California
2004 establishments in California
Presidio of San Francisco